Add a feature on the taxon page which enables identifiers to add public flags to problem taxa to encourage observers to be wary of potential issues. Option could be selected by identifier on the taxon curation menu for example : [Screenshot 2021-07-25 at 16.47.27] Then when observers upload, the…

I kind of like this idea. Though I’m not sure how effective it would be, it would be cool to see if some data could be gathered on some common misidentified species to see if it helps! One note is that the exclamation point is already used as a symbol on the site to denote invasive/non-native speci…

this seems too complicated. if the problem is that observers too often rely on computer vision suggestions without considering potential alternatives, i think the simplest solution is to train users that computer vision suggestions are not meant to be comprehensive. there could be other possible ta…

[image] pisum: this seems too complicated. I think you are making it more complicated than it needs to be. [image] pisum: it’s unlikely you could realistically flag all the taxa needed [image] pisum: such an effort would require a lot of local and taxon-specific expertise We al…

Maybe we can force system not show species from such complexes at all? As with Enoplognatha and Leptidea?

[image] sbushes: What simple solution to training users did you have in mind? in general, i think the simplest approach to training for any given feature is to have a simple tutorial page with a switch at the bottom that allows the user to turn on the feature. (the tutorial / switch could eve…

[image] pisum: i think the simplest approach to training for any given feature is to have a simple tutorial page Then I think we have to agree to disagree :slightly_smiling_face: I think the simplest approach to training for any given feature will be something inherent and intuitive within t…

Why not add regional flags? If there’s one species in the region, there shouldn’t be a flag on it, if another region has many and they’re similar, there should be (!) sign on it, it’s kind of the same as obscuring system should work, on a local level, not only global.

[image] upupa-epops: This got me thinking that this could potentially be automated given a threshold related to the Similar Species tab. Do you mean in a way similar to the feature request by @carnifex ?

Yes, similar. That’s about improving the CV so it recognizes better when observations may not be identifiable past genus, whereas this is about indicating more clearly to users when observations may not be identifiable past genus, but I imagine the algorithm would be basically the same.

Enable identifiers to add flags to problem taxa to encourage observers to be wary of potential issues

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sbushes July 27, 2021, 12:41pm 18

Do you mean in a way similar to the feature request by @carnifex ?

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Enable identifiers to add flags to problem taxa to encourage observers to be wary of potential issues

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